Regional participants announced

Men's Golf

Regional participants announced

INDIANAPOLIS---The NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Committee has selected the teams and individuals to participate in the 2011 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships.

Six 54-hole regional tournaments will be conducted May 19-21. Thirteen teams and ten individuals not on those teams will compete at each of three regionals while the other three regionals will have 14 teams and five individuals not on those teams. The low five teams and the low individual not on those teams from each regional will advance to the finals.

The finals will be conducted May 31-June 5, at Karsten Creek in Stillwater, Okla. Oklahoma State is the host institution for this year’s championships.

Listed below are the teams and individuals selected to participate in the championships. Teams winning automatic qualification are designated by their conferences in parentheses.

COLORADO REGION: Colorado National Golf Club, Erie, Colo.; Hosted by University of Colorado-Boulder

Teams

Individuals

1. Oklahoma State (Big 12 Conference)

1. Michael Whitehead, Rice

2. Georgia

2. Gabe Maier, Wyoming

3. Auburn

3. Steven Lecuyer, Central Arkansas

4. Arizona State

4. Derek Plucienski, Southern Mississippi

5. Clemson

5. Michael McGowan, North Carolina

6. Chattanooga

6. Geoff Gonzalez, Cal Poly

7. TCU

7. Jarred Bossio, Idaho

8. North Florida

8. Andrew Wyatt, Nebraska

9. New Mexico State (Western Athletic Conference)

9. Cody Schweinefus, Drake

10. Northwestern

10. C.G. Mercatoris, Robert Morris

11. Colorado State

12. San Jose State

13. Denver (Sun Belt Conference)

SAN DIEGO REGION: The Farms Golf Club, San Diego, Calif.; Hosted by San Diego

Augusta State won the 2010 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships, capturing the first NCAA men’s golf title in school history. Augusta State defeated Oklahoma State 3.5 – 1.5 in the final round of match-play competition. At the end of three rounds of stroke play, Scott Langley, from the University of Illinois, Champaign, shot a 10-under-par 206 to capture the individual title. The tournament was held at The Honors Course in Chattanooga, Tenn., and was hosted by the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga.